43 kg marijuana seized in Luxembourg in Spain-Germany ring
Luxembourg police stopped a van in mid-May 2022 and seized 43 kg of marijuana in a Wuppertal-led probe of Spain-to-Germany smuggling via five countries. One suspect with a false German ID is in custody in Luxembourg while two others arrested under a European warrant face transfer to Germany.
Luxembourg police, working with officers in France and Germany, stopped a van in
Luxembourg in mid-May 2022.[1]One suspect who showed officers a false German
ID card is in custody in Luxembourg and waiting to appear before the courts.[1]Two other suspects were arrested after a European arrest warrant was issued
and are due to be transferred to Germany.[1]
The van was carrying 43kg of marijuana.[1]German police said Luxembourg
police seized more than 40kg of marijuana after a year-long investigation into a
cross-border drug smuggling ring.[1]Wuppertal police said the van was
carrying the 43kg load and issued a first statement on the case on Thursday.[1]A spokesperson for Luxembourg’s public prosecutor said on Thursday that the
van had been stopped in mid-May.[1]
The investigation was led by police in the Wuppertal area of Germany, near
Dusseldorf.[1]The investigation targeted people suspected of smuggling
marijuana from Spain to Germany via Luxembourg, France, Belgium and the
Netherlands.[1]
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Photo of the 43 kg of marijuana found in a van in Luxembourg. Photo: Polizei WuppertalPhoto details
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